Table 1 Demographic characteristics of N = 23 LGBTQ+ participants
Range | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | 21-38 | 27.5 (5.1) |
n | % | |
Education | ||
Primary school/some high school | 2 | 8.7 |
High school diploma/GED | 7 | 30.4 |
Some college, no degree | 3 | 13.0 |
Associate degree | 2 | 8.7 |
Bachelor’s degree | 8 | 34.8 |
PhD, MD, or other doctoral degree | 1 | 4.4 |
Race & Ethnicity | ||
Black/African-American, non-Hispanic | 7 | 30.4 |
Latinx, any race | 4 | 17.4 |
Multiracial, non-Hispanic | 3 | 13.0 |
White, non-Hispanic | 9 | 39.1 |
Sexual orientation | ||
Bisexual | 5 | 21.7 |
Gay | 4 | 17.4 |
Lesbian | 4 | 17.4 |
Prefer not to specify | 1 | 4.4 |
Pansexual | 2 | 8.7 |
Queer | 7 | 30.4 |
Gender identity | ||
Cisgender man | 4 | 17.4 |
Cisgender woman | 8 | 34.8 |
Non-binary (two of whom also identified as transgender) | 4 | 17.4 |
Transgender man | 6 | 26.1 |
Transgender woman | 1 | 4.4 |
Substance use treatment and other related services experience | ||
Twelve-step programs (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous) | 20 | 87.0 |
Outpatient treatment | 13 | 56.5 |
Individual therapy for substance use (outside of a treatment program) | 13 | 56.5 |
Inpatient treatment | 12 | 52.2 |
Detox | 11 | 47.8 |
Medications for opioid use disorder (e.g., Suboxone, methadone) | 8 | 34.8 |
Syringe exchange services | 5 | 21.7 |
Sober living | 2 | 8.7 |
Office-based opioid treatment | 1 | 4.3 |
None – i.e., no experience with substance use treatment or other related services | 2 | 8.7 |
Past 12-month substance use | ||
Poly-substance use | 23 | 100.0 |
Alcohol | 22 | 95.65 |
Opioidsa (e.g., prescription,b e.g., Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percocet], heroin, fentanyl) | 21 | 91.30 |
Cannabis | 14 | 60.87 |
Ecstasy | 12 | 52.17 |
Hallucinogens (e.g., LSD, mushrooms) | 11 | 47.83 |
Prescriptionb sedatives (e.g., Valium, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin) | 9 | 39.13 |
Prescriptionb stimulants (e.g., Adderall, Ritalin) | 8 | 34.78 |
Poppers | 6 | 26.09 |
Injection drug use (any drug) | 6 | 26.09 |
Powered cocaine | 5 | 21.74 |
Crack cocaine | 4 | 17.39 |
Crystal methamphetamine | 4 | 17.39 |
Ketamine | 4 | 17.39 |
Other drugs (e.g., Gabapentin; K2 spice) | 3 | 13.04 |
GHB | 1 | 4.35 |
Past 12-month substance use frequency | ||
Binge alcohol usec | 22 | |
Daily/almost daily | 10 | 45.45 |
Weekly | 7 | 31.82 |
Monthly | 0 | 0.00 |
Less than monthly | 5 | 22.73 |
Opioid use | 21 | |
Daily/almost daily | 17 | 80.95 |
Weekly | 3 | 13.64 |
Monthly | 1 | 4.55 |
Less than monthly | 0 | 0.00 |